use and/or resistance as part of local or regional efforts to reduce antimicrobial resistant infections through antimicrobial stewardship efforts or interruption of transmission of resistant pathogens at their facility. January 2013 11-2 Antimicrobial Use and Resistance Module AUR 1. Antimicrobial Use (A...
Antimicrobial resistance emerges from the use of antimicrobials in animals and the subsequent transfer of resistance genes and bacteria among animals and animal products and the environment. To slow the development of resistance, some countries have restricted antimicrobial use in feed, and some groups ...
Antimicrobial resistance at arrival was significantly (P < 0.05) associated with kanamycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole CTM resistance and a confounder for the relationship between the use of medicated water and streptomycin resistance at CTM.
Our study confronts the use of antimicrobial agents in ambulatory care with the resistance trends of 2 major pathogens, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, in 21 European countries in 2000– 2005 and explores whether the notion that antimicrobial drug use determines resistance can be supporte...
The author reflects on the advantage of the Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Australia (AURA) project to monitor antimicrobial use and resistance in the country. He provides overview of the programs included in the program and the main findings of its antimicrobial resistance data. The author al...
The use of antibiotics has enabled the successful treatment of bacterial infections, saving the lives and improving the health of many patients worldwide. However, the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been highlighted as a globa
In Denmark, approximately 66% of the antimicrobials consumed are purchased for use in livestock of which 76% are used in pig production2. High levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are therefore expected in Danish pig farms due to the selective pressure of the antimicrobials consumed. Pigs ...
Within hospitals, the restriction of antimicrobials, cycling and mixing strategies and the use of combination therapies have been used to avoid resistance. Nevertheless, the results have not always been favorable and resistant bacteria have persisted despite the theoretical benefits of these strategies. ...
Mapping resistance hotspots Low- and middle income countries have limited surveillance capacities to track antimicrobial use and resistance on farms. Antimicrobial use is typically less regulated and documented there than in wealthy industrialized countries with established surveillance systems. ...
Some microorganisms have become resistant to drugs, requiring a continuing search for different (and often more expensive) agents. This increase in resistance to drugs has resulted from their widespread and sometimesindiscriminateuse. Bacteria undergo spontaneousmutations, and exposure to anantibioticcanerad...